The Inferno of DanteLongman, 1833 - 437 pages |
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abyss accurst answer'd appear'd ARGUMENT arms art thou awhile behold beneath Bianchi Boniface breast CANTO Capaneus Ciacco circle Cocytus Count Ugolino cried crime Dante Dante's death descend display'd dost doth dread E'en e'er earth erst evil exclaim'd Exclaiming eyes face fame Farinata father fear feet fell fire flame Flegias Florence Florentine friar Geryon Ghibelline Guelfs Guido hath head heard heart heaven hell hence INFERNO Italy land lofty look Lord Malebolge master may'st Michael Scot mighty ne'er Neri Nessus numbers o'er Obizzo d'Este pain pass'd Pistoia poet Pope profound punishment pursue reach'd Rimini Robert Guiscard Rome Rossetti round says seem'd serpents shade side sight sinner soul spake speak spirits stood survey'd tears tell Thebes thee thine thou art thou hast took torment turn'd Ugo Foscolo Ugolino Vanni Fucci view'd Virgil whence Whereat Wherefore words wrath wretched xxvii
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Page 334 - And he said, The God of our fathers hath chosen thee, that thou shouldest know his will, and see that Just One, and shouldest hear the voice of his mouth. 15 For thou shalt be his witness unto all men of what thou hast seen and heard.
Page 413 - Yet Michael the archangel, when contending with the devil he disputed about the body of Moses, durst not bring against him a railing accusation, but said, The Lord rebuke thee.
Page 363 - Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not high-minded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy ; that they do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to distribute, willing to communicate, laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life.
Page 330 - And to them it was given that they should not kill them, but that they should be tormented five months ; and their torment was as the torment of a scorpion when he striketh a man. 6 And in those days shall men seek death, and shall not find it ; and shall desire to die, and death shall flee from them.
Page 396 - And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent...
Page 391 - Silvester, the Roman bishop; and never was physician more gloriously recompensed. His royal proselyte withdrew from the seat and patrimony of St. Peter; declared his resolution of founding a new capital in the East; and resigned to the popes the free and perpetual sovereignty of Rome, Italy, and the provinces of the West.
Page 400 - Now Caiaphas was he, which gave counsel to the Jews, that it was expedient that one man should die for the people.
Page 391 - AH, Constantine, of how much ill was cause, Not thy conversion, but those rich domains, That the first wealthy pope received of thee.
Page 333 - And pittie me that living thus doo die; For heavenly spirits have compassion On mortall men, and rue their miserie.
Page 425 - Tempt not the Lord thy God.'" He said, and stood; But Satan, smitten with amazement, fell. As when Earth's son...